Persistence of mammals in a selectively logged forest in Malaysian Borneo

Niche differentiation reduces competition between species and modifies predation risk such that species coexistence is promoted. Temporal partitioning is a type of niche differentiation that has only relatively recently been specifically investigated. In this chapter, data from 515 camera trap stations from Sabah, Malaysian Borneo is used to describe the presence, habitat associations and activity patterns of Bornean carnivores and to investigate temporal partitioning between species. Primary and old logged forest were the most species rich sites and small forest fragments and oil palm plantations supported the fewest species. Species’ activity patterns within families were more similar than those between families. Only the masked palm civet and sun bear showed variation in activity among habitats. Considering the species as rough trophic groups rather than families revealed that each group contained both diurnal and nocturnal species, which presumably helps to promote coexistence between the musteloids and other species in each group.

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Density of the Vulnerable Sunda clouded leopard Neofelis diardi in a protected area in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo

Oryx ◽

10.1017/s0030605312000087 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 46 (3) ◽

pp. 427-430 ◽

Cited By ~ 29

Author(s):

Jedediah Brodie ◽

Anthony J. Giordano

Keyword(s):

Population Density ◽

Primary Forest ◽

Sampling Effort ◽

Conservation Area ◽

Entire Study ◽

Clouded Leopard ◽

Geographic Ranges ◽

Logged Forest ◽

Entire Study Area ◽

Malaysian Borneo

AbstractPopulation density is an important parameter for monitoring and guiding conservation of small or threatened wildlife populations. Yet, despite the Vulnerable status of both species of clouded leopard Neofelis spp., and their disappearing tropical forest habitat, information on their population density is lacking from across their broad geographic ranges. Here we estimated population density of the Sunda clouded leopard N. diardi in the Maliau Basin Conservation Area in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, one of the first such estimates for either species of clouded leopard. With 25 camera-trap stations, each operated for at least 81 trap-nights, we obtained 59 detections of four individual Sunda clouded leopards in undisturbed primary rainforest but only a single detection in logged forest, despite similar sampling effort. Using spatially-explicit mark–recapture models, we estimated a density of 1.9 individuals per 100 km2 (95% confidence interval 0.7–5.4) for primary forest and 0.8 per 100 km2 (0.2–2.6) for the entire study area (including logged forest). These results will contribute to a better understanding of clouded leopard status and serve as a reference for future assessments of the species.

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Functional structure of ant and termite assemblages in old growth forest, logged forest and oil palm plantation in Malaysian Borneo

Biodiversity and Conservation ◽

10.1007/s10531-014-0750-2 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 23 (11) ◽

pp. 2817-2832 ◽

Cited By ~ 68

Author(s):

Sarah H. Luke ◽

Tom M. Fayle ◽

Paul Eggleton ◽

Edgar C. Turner ◽

Richard G. Davies

Keyword(s):

Oil Palm ◽

Functional Structure ◽

Old Growth ◽

Oil Palm Plantation ◽

Old Growth Forest ◽

Logged Forest ◽

Malaysian Borneo

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Splenic abscess and association with melioidosis in an endemic region: A retrospective review of 39 cases in Kapit, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo

International Journal of Infectious Diseases ◽

10.1016/j.ijid.2020.11.119 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 101 ◽

pp. 261

Author(s):

C.Y. Chang ◽

L. Chai ◽

S.C. Huong

Keyword(s):

Retrospective Review ◽

Splenic Abscess ◽

Endemic Region ◽

Malaysian Borneo

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Analysis of peat bacterial diversity in oil palm plantations and a logged forest in Jambi, Indonesia, using PCR-DGGE technique

IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science ◽

10.1088/1755-1315/648/1/012200 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 648 (1) ◽

pp. 012200

Author(s):

E Pratiwi ◽

T D Satwika ◽

F Agus

Keyword(s):

Bacterial Diversity ◽

Oil Palm ◽

Logged Forest

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Camera-trapping assessment of terrestrial mammals and birds in rehabilitated forest in INIKEA Project Area, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo

Landscape and Ecological Engineering ◽

10.1007/s11355-020-00442-7 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Lauretta Andrew Laneng ◽

Futoshi Nakamura ◽

Yasuyuki Tachiki ◽

Charles S. Vairappan

Keyword(s):

Camera Trapping ◽

Project Area ◽

Terrestrial Mammals ◽

Malaysian Borneo

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Testing liana cutting and controlled burning as silvicultural treatments for a logged forest in the eastern Amazon

Journal of Applied Ecology ◽

10.1046/j.0021-8901.2001.00677.x ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 38 (6) ◽

pp. 1264-1276 ◽

Cited By ~ 55

Author(s):

Jeffrey J. Gerwing

Keyword(s):

Silvicultural Treatments ◽

Controlled Burning ◽

Logged Forest

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The freshwater crabs of Danum Valley Conservation Area in Sabah, East Malaysia, with a description of a new species of Thelphusula Bott, 1969 (Crustacea, Brachyura, Gecarcinucidae, Potamidae, Sesarmidae)

ZooKeys ◽

10.3897/zookeys.760.24787 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 760 ◽

pp. 89-112 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Peter K. L. Ng ◽

Paul Y. C. Ng

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Adult Male ◽

New Record ◽

Morphological Features ◽

Unique Combination ◽

Conservation Area ◽

Freshwater Crabs ◽

East Malaysia ◽

A New Species ◽

Malaysian Borneo

Seven species of freshwater crabs from three families are recorded from and around the Danum Valley Conservation Area in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo: Thelphusulacapillodigitus sp. n., Thelphusuladicerophilus Ng & Stuebing, 1990, Arachnothelphusaterrapes Ng, 1991, Terrathelphusasecula Ng & Tan, 2015, Parathelphusavalida Ng & Goh, 1987 (new record) (Gecarcinucidae); Isolapotamoningeri Ng & Tan, 1998 (Potamidae); and Geosesarmadanumense Ng, 2002 (Sesarmidae). The new species of Thelphusula Bott, 1979, can be distinguished from all congeners by a unique combination of morphological features, most notably the presence of dense patches of short setae on the fingers of the adult male chelipeds, as well as the structure of the male first gonopod. Arachnothelphusaterrapes is confirmed to be a phytotelm species. A key to all species in the conservation area is provided.

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